Thursday, March 10, 2011

Quick Imagine Card and GIVEAWAY!

After updating my Imagine machine the other day, I decided to play around with the Better Together Imagine cartridge. There are just the cutest images and paper patterns on there! I just LOVE IT!

For fun, I pulled out this 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" clear acrylic card (by Close to My Heart) and thought it would make a fun background. The solid yellow is cardstock but everything else was printed on the Imagine.

I loved this flower and bee - the flower was pop dotted all over, including the face (which is pre-printed with the eyes and smile, etc.). The "Happy Spring" sentiment is from My Creative Time's Color Me Happy set and the flower stamp is from Close to My Heart.

Laying flat, you can see the background inner paper through the front. I also inked the edges of the acrylic with black Staz On ink.

For the inside, I cut a scalloped circle and adhered it so it remains hidden by the larger circle on the outside.

Hello Joy, Love the card. So happy! thank you for the chance to win. I don't have an Imagine yet since the price was a little high but definitely on my wish list! Thank you for sharing such a happy card!Alicealicewong at telusplanet dot net

I love all of my cricut products, the personal (original), expression, gypsy and my imagine! The Imagine has so many ways to use it along with being adaptable to printing or just cutting! Love it! Would love to win the cartridge! Thanks! Blessings

This a very cute card. I dont have an imagine, It makes me wish I did. Can you print the papers on a regular computer? I would still love the cart just for the designs even if you cant print the papers.

I sooooo ADORE My IMAGINE GIRL!!! all the great possibilities that you can create with just one single cartridge. I would really love this cartridge it has been on my wish list from the moment it was released.Thanks so much for the fabulous inspiration and the give away !

I love your card!! Great way to use the clear acrylic!! I am dying for an Imagine but I am waiting for the price to go down. But I love it!! Is so versatile!! TFS!! Take Care!!Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Oh my! I love this card - seriously. And I would adore this cartridge. I have a sad lack of Imagine cartridges - and I have come sooo close to purchasing this cartridge sooo many times. It is such a fun yet practical cartridge.

Cute card! I LOVE my Imagine; I don't use it as a replacement for my E but I am sooooooooo glad that I have it. I don't think I've made a card without it since I got it...it really, really adds a lot to a project! Thanks for the chance to win this cart...I've got my fingers crossed!!!!

Thank you so much for the adorable card. Never saw and acrylic card before! I just ordered the Imagine (cricut.com has an amazing price) and am looking forward to being able to customize my cardmaking and scrapbooking!...

I had no idea you could do this with the imagine. I have seen it in the stores, but I am a recent cricut expression owner. I had the small one for a year and only used it once because I only owned one cartridge. Then my Mom purchased the expression from Walmart on clearance in January so I have acquired many carts from ebay since then and now am the new owner of a gypsy. So the imagine is something I want someday, but because of the cost it wont happen for awhile. The card is adorable. I would love to be able to do this, I always have a hard time picking out paper to use for my cards at the store so I wind up with a lot of unused cardstock. It would be nice to be able to just buy white cardstock and print everything. Thanks for the inspiration.alciedalcie@gmail.com

What a great idea! I have never seen a card made using the acrylic... I really like it! I have an Imagine and I just love it. The images and patterned paper on Better Together are awesome.. thanks for the chance to win it!Lorihttp://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/

Love your card. The layers are wonderful! I have a Cricut but the Imagine would be fun to grow into. The functionality would be lots more than the Cricut. I follow you through my email and love to check out all your projects. Thanks for the chance to win! Have a wonderful day!

Very pretty card! Thanks for the inspiration for using the Imagine. I like my Imagine, but have not fallen in love with it yet, still learning. I don't have this cart, but would love to win it!LizW in TXawest424 at att dot net

really love what you did with the card . i just bought myself the small one and have used it only 2 times . but seeing what you have done makes me want more and winning the prize would help since i only have a couple of sets . thank makes me want to go try some more with mine.. thanks again.. phyllis

oh this is pretty as a picture Joy. Love the acetate front and all those layers not to mention the bright cheert colours. A smashing card.I'm still using my expression so can't say what I love about the imagine other than I'd love one lolThanks for the chance to win the cart, it's been on my wish list for a while now:)Anne x

OK, this is a funny story. I was so excited about the card idea AND the give away, that I tried to subscribe for a chance to win, and I was denied because I am ALREADY subscribed! I was like, DUH, I just got the email about it. This acrylic idea came just in time for me to send out my daughter's (imagine me screaming it in "Oprah" fashion), "Very Fairy Birthday party!!" She would love this cart as much as I would. She's going to be 7!! Thanks for the chance to win! Dawn hydrangeatea@yahoo.com

The card is too cute:) I love my expression and am trying to decide if I want to get the Imagine or not. I have been seeing some really neat things that are made with the Imagine, but am still on the fence about it. Thanks for sharing.

That is such a cute card! I love my Imagine as much as I love my Expression. I love the fact that you can print and cut, or just cut. It's also great that you don't have to run to the store for paper if you run out, just pick a design and print. Thanks for the chance to win! inezmontemayor@yahoo.com

SWEET card!!!! I would love this cartridge. I really like all of the features of the Imagine. I just received an Imagine for my birthday, but have not had a chance to actually play, but you have definitely given me more inspiration to do so!!!!Thank you so much for sharing and for the awesome chance to win this cartridge.Trish

I lOVE the idea of what the imagine can do...However I am still on the fence B/C I am afraid that it will turn into "a money pit" with ink refills etc... I just got the expression about 6 months ago so I think I need to be satisfied for a while. However the E2 it catching my eye!!!Blessings,Valerie Martinjeffnval@hotmail.com

Well, I would love to tell you what I like about the Imagine machine, but I just got mine yesterday and haven't had time to play with it yet. I know that I love the idea of being able to print and cut. I only have the cartridge that came with it, so I'm sure I'll be looking for more. Can't wait to really be able to use it. Cindy

Cute card! I have had the imagine machine for a couple months and feel like I still don't know how to use it properly! Started the updates from this week but they are not done yet -- can't wait for it to have the same functionality that the gypsy or design studio does so that it's easier to size things. I still only have the Imagine More cartridge that came with it so I'd love to win! Thanks!

I LOVE LOVE the acrylic, will definately have to check it out !!! My imagine cuts moe precisely and i love the option to color fill any image..especially for the flesh tone!! This cartridge looks interesting, would love to explore it more...thannks for the chance to win it...I have been a follower for a long time, I always check out your blog and recieve your emails, thankx for all the help they give me !!!!

I like my imagine but am hoping with the new craft room to really love my imagine. I have been designing in the craft room and can't wait to see if it cuts like I think it will. Thank you for the give away.

OMG, this is such a cute cartridge! I would love to have it as one of my first Imagine Cartridges... I purchased an Imagine online and it arrived broken and has to be sent back... I am so bummed I have to wait to play with it! Thanks for the chance to win this darling cartridge! meridots@aol.com

First of all your card is so lovely and adorable cute! : )Second....pick me pick me pick meI love the tree w/birds & flowers on it in that cart! Oh that machine is marvelous!Have a great day!bjblair26@aol.com

The card is very cute. I love my imagine, though last week I was ready to chuck it cuz i could not get my paper to show I just need to go to print paper for it to show lol. Thanks for the chance to win. Susannomoney56@aol.com

I have a lot of fun with my Imagine. My only complaints are that the paper does not stick to the mat at all and I have had a few issues with it becoming uncalibrated quickly. It will cut and print well for a few times and then seems to be off so I have to recalibrate it again. Thank you so much for the great opportunity to win!lklebs1 at yahoo dot com

What a great card and cartridge. It does have cute cuts and patterns on it. I really love the imagine because you can print your own patterned paper. Everything coordinates so no more hunting for the "right" color. I just wish I had more time to play with my imagine. cathieforman at hotmail dot com

This is so cute, but, I am not having any luck getting bright colors like this card. I only have the cartridges that came with my image, so maybe its based on what the cartridge does,???? I would love the chance to try an new cartridge, Love your blog and have passed it on to lots of my peeps.

So much to say---1st, I can't "Imagine" living without my IMAGINE now that I have it. It is just so fantastic to know that you aren't going to run out of coordinating papers and patterns when you're designing (especially a scrapbook). Second, I just love your bright and cheerful card. The colors show off so well on that acrylic background. Third, I would so love to win a new cartridge for my Imagine. After investing in the machine I've had to make do with the three cartridges that came with it. Thanks for the chance to win!!! BTW yesterday's post was great. I read it before I updated and it was great info. Knowing how long the process was going to take kept me from wondering if something had gone wrong during the update.

It the perfect card to fitting the weather here today. it reminds me of springtime. I thought to use acrylic to make a card. Thanks for the idea I might just borrow it. I love my Imagine and would love to add this cartridge to my collection.

I love my Imagine. I just find myself going back to the Expression because I'm familiar with it. I hope I'll be more inclined to use it after I apply the update. I love what it does, but wish there were more on the web about it.

What a pretty card, I love that flower and those papers are just gorgeous!!

I don't have an Imagine, I have been on the fence if I want one or not but lately the thought is appealing to me more to have at my hands, coordinating paper anytime I need it! Thanks for the chance to win!

I love the Imagine!! Wish I had one. Soon I hope. Hubby keeps asking me questions about it. Crossing my fingers. I think the best part of this machine is that you can create any color scheme that you need. Thanks for the chance to winreissfam10 at aol dot com

Great card!! I am slowly warming up to the Imagine, I am just waiting till all the kinks are worked out and already the price is coming down!! Too bad the E carts are going up in price everywhere!!Happy Crafting!!Karen dkolopez@msn.com

I have my Imagine on order...just waiting for it to ship. I have updated my Gypsy, ordered and received two cartridges...thought I could load them to the Gypsy and just play without cutting. Surprised I need the actually Imagine. Waiting.....

It is my favorate machine of all. It cuts ,it prints. On the imagine I like you can change the colour of your images and you can use all the part of an image either as a whole image or pick and choose a layer. It is the easiest and most straight forward to use.

Your card is adorable. Love the acrylic base. I love my imagine and the things I have made from it so far. I would love to have this cart to add to my few that I already have. Thanks for the chance to win it.

I love my imagine! That is why I am heartbroken that I just had to send it back. I was finally getting around to using it & understanding the features, and then pffft! It starting making an awful noise that couldn't be fixed. So back it went to PC. I don't have the Better Together cart so I'd love to win -- thanks for the giveaway.

What an adorable Card - I don't yet have the imagine but it is on my "need to have" list! I love the fact that you can never run out of the perfect paper for a project - even if you make mistakes when measuring and cutting (not that I ever do that!) ;)

Love the clear card. Have only tried clear tags, but this is just adorable!! I love my imagine, although really looking forward to the new software. Just to be able to move around, and have more options. Would love to add this cart to my small collection of imagine carts! Thanks for the chance to win!!

I love my Imagine! Can't wait for them to make it compatible with the design studio. I don't have that cartridge yet I was trying to decide if I really liked it or not. You definitely made mind up. Your card is adorable.

Amazed! I went to a 3 day scrapbooking getaway and some one brought their imagine. I got little scrapbooking done because I was busy looking at all the different cartridges. Beautiful! Just got a machine but only have 1 cartridge. Would love to win : ) Thanks for the lovely cards you show us!Becky H.

Adorable card. I think the Imagine itself is an amazing invention. However, I'm really not impressed by most of the cartridges for it. So it is definitely not something I'm ready to invest in at this time.

Adorable Card! I'm gonna have to check out the Better Together cartridge. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Imagine. It saves me money and time! It's different functions aregreat for the scrapbooker, card maker and any type of crafter! Thanks for the chance to win this cartridge!Sandy in Utah

I love your card; sooo cute! That cartridge is actually on my wish list! I'd love to win it!!! I love my Imagine. I find myself using it for cards mostly . I made my first layout with it the other day and am really going to try to use it more for that. I really loved how it turned out!

This card is adorable - I love the use of the acrylic and the "happy flower"! I like the Imagine because you will always have the right color of paper and if you want to make something in a hurry everything coordinates. I don't have this cartrtidge yet and would love to add it to my collection - thanks for the chance!

I am so excited about this giveaway! I have an Imagine and haven't even tried it yet. I have been afraid because of all the problems. I think now is the time to update and try. I love the card. Thank you!diane at weismanfamily dot net

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